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1. Squirrels and Hawks
Information Institute of Syracuse _ Printer friendly text Search Lessons Write a Lesson Plan Guide Selection Criteria Lesson Plan : AELP-GAM0204 Copyright Statement Squirrels and Hawks An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Submitted by: Nils Dahlgren Email: blue_rock4@hotmail.com School/University/Affiliation: University of Portland, Portland, OR Endorsed by: Sydney Steinbock University of Portland, Portland, OR Date: January 2, 2002 Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Subject(s): Ph...

2. Lesson 13 - Deerfield Visit
...built fine homes and material goods. These markers of gentility assured them a higher place on the social ladder and the power that accompanied it. This lesson examines the Ebenezer Hinsdale Williams house, built circa 1750 and remodeled beginning in 1816. The house originally resembled the Sheldon-Hawks house across the street, which has remained largely unimproved from its construction, circa 1740. Teacher Background Essay: The Home of Ebenezer Williams top of page Intended Learning Outcomes Understandings Students will understand: Architectural styles indicated the adherence to current taste prac...

3. EverestQuest-Social Studies Lesson Plan 4
...er Nepal, but they and other large mammals are becoming extinct outside of national parks due to hunting. Others species of bear are killed and sold to Hong Kong and China for a lot of money, so the population of these large wild mammals decreases drastically in the surrounding wild areas of Nepal. Hawks, on the other hand, are still found in high numbers everywhere in Nepal. Pollution has hurt the hawks, but they still are found in high numbers in the country. Himalayan Lammergiers, which have seven-foot wingspans, are some of the largest hawks in Nepal. Wild dogs are another species that is seen e...

4. Travel Plans Travel Plans
...or other reference books containing information about animal migration. What to Do 1. Organize students into small groups. Ask each group to choose an animal that migrates each spring and fall. You might offer students a list of animals from which to choose; examples include lesser long-nosed bats, hawks, bald eagles, monarch butterflies, manatees, humpback whales, and hummingbirds. 2. Tell each group to research their chosen animal's migratory habits. They can use an online source or encyclopedias or other reference books to do their research. 3. Have students create a map showing their animal's mi...

5. Fine-Feathered Falcons Lesson Plan
...he Crayola community today. Fine-Feathered Falcons Why The most common falcon in North America is the American kestrel. Soar with your own beautiful bird of prey! Steps 1. While riding along a highway, do you ever see large birds perched on power lines or high branches? They might have been sparrow hawks (also called American kestrels or falcons) searching for food in nearby fields. These birds have amazing eyesight, which helps them catch their prey. 2. Find out where falcons live, their life cycle, food, and other details. What role do these fascinating birds of prey play in the food chain? 3. Use...

6. The Effects of Pesticides on the Food Chain
...tudents will discuss possible consequences of pesticides entering the food chain. Materials needed: Ecology box showing examples of pollutants harmful to wildlife. Pictures of plants and animals. Overhead and transparency "Let's Look at a Food Chain". 5 strips of paper. Identity cards for game (1-2 hawks, 3-4 shrews, and 9-18 grasshoppers). 50-100 pictures of corn (2/3 yellow, 1/3 another color). A stapler. Colored chalk. Strategy: Activity 1. Students will walk around and study the pictures hanging on the walls. Teacher will give some facts about an animal or plant using important vocabulary words,...

7. Vietnam - War support
...ndards added. Materials: book, Motivation: folder, tree map Teaching Procedure Bellwork: question over public support for the war and president's approval rating Anticipatory Set: The Lesson: discuss and fill out the tree chart 1. assignment from the previous day Guided Practice class discussion on hawks v. doves in Vietnam war. ask students to classify 2. themselves as a hawk or dove with regards to the current war in Iraq. Guided Practice with Active Participation Closure (Student-centered): have students discuss how the war in Vietnam in 1968 compares to the current U.S. situation in Iraq, and wh...

8. Earth Systems Connections - Migration Nation
...imation 2:? Birds on the Move/Hawk in Flight You may choose to play this animation at the end of the lesson as part of the assessment activities that accompany this lesson.? ?1. In this lesson, we'll explore the life of a very interesting bird called a hawk. 2. There are about 16 different kinds of hawks that live on our continent of North America. 3. Did you know that some hawks, like the Swainson's Hawk (gesturing towards the Swainson's Hawk on the blackboard), don't spend the whole year in North America? 4. Instead, they migrate thousands of miles to the southern part of South America and back ev...

9. Hazardous links, Possible Solutions
...aterials: Plastic bags, 2/3 of one shape dog food, 1/3 Motivation: of another Get to shape, play a game Hazardous Links worksheet Project wild Pg. 326-329 Teaching Procedure Bellwork: TAKS Question Anticipatory Set: Play the game, before having the discuss. Students become grasshoppers, shrews, and hawks. Dog food is the producer. Each group has 5~10 seconds eat their food source. 1 /3 of the dog food is a "pesticide". After game we'll see how the pesticides travelled up the food chain. The Lesson: Game- Outside 1. Guided Practice with Active Participation Students count how much food is in the 2. p...

10. Earth Systems Connections - Migration Mania
...imation 2:? Birds on the Move/Hawk in Flight You may choose to play this animation at the end of the lesson as part of the assessment activities that accompany this lesson.? ?1. In this lesson, we'll explore the life of a very interesting bird called a hawk. 2. There are about 16 different kinds of hawks that live on our continent of North America. 3. Did you know that some hawks, like the Swainson's Hawk (gesturing towards the Swainson's Hawk on the blackboard), don't spend the whole year in North America? 4. Instead, they migrate thousands of miles to the southern part of South America and back ev...